Thank You, Jesus, for this day.
Your gift of time is more than I deserve. I am truly grateful.
Every day you gift to me is an opportunity to know you better, to further rest in you, to draw closer to you, to grow my roots deeper in you, and learn to love the way you do and to forgive as you have forgiven me.
It’s more time to love Michael and watch the kids grow while I pray that you guide their steps.
It’s more time to experience the magnitude of your love.
You allow me the privilege of going through life with you by the hand.
On occasion, you allow me to see a glimpse of your hand at work in my life, just a small piece of a much larger puzzle, and though times are uncertain, I know in my heart that you’re here, at all times, and that I can come to you with everything that is in my heart.
I am overflowing with gratitude for so many blessings. Thank you, Jesus.
I am thankful for Michael.
I would not say that it has been easy to live with his unshakeable faith, and I won’t deny that there have been times when I have resented it and him for it. I also see how you have used him and I know that would not be here with you today without Michael and his stubborn faith in you.
I am so grateful that you provide all I need before I’m aware of those needs. The road here has not been without its difficulties. I myself have been plenty difficult, and yet you made a way for us Lord, you got us here and you will continue to lead our path as we forge ahead. Thank you.
It was an unimaginable first month of 2023. Thank you.
You do not waste a single moment of our time together, every interaction, every one of my stumbles, you use it all to change me in fundamental ways.
You opened my eyes and my heart with your love and compassion.
Your kind reprimands and re-directions have made all the difference in my life.
I have come a long way in a short time. I found what my soul had been searching for my entire life. You fill the void, Jesus. You make me whole.
The more I search for you and make you the center of my life, the more you show me who you really are. Experiencing you has been life-transforming, and I know that you are just getting started.
I can feel my spirit shake in both anticipation and excitement at the thought of what is to come, Lord. Every day with you is an incredible adventure. I walk ahead, confident that You are in control of all things, all I have to do is trust you every step along the way.
These last 3 days were exactly what I needed, my Lord.
The storm served as a visual representation of what was taking place on the inside. It was 3 days of cold, hard, icy rain and snow that turned to thick ice.
Thunder, lightning, and wind announced the presence of the storm outside the walls of my house. It felts as though the whole world was frozen, though I knew it was not. And through it all, you reminded me that just as I am safe inside the walls of my house, from the storm raging outside, I am safe from the storm of life in your mighty, gentle, and capable hands. Praise the Lord!
Today, there was nothing but blankets of ice and snow as far as I could see. The sky was dark and overcast. I could neither see nor feel the sun but I knew it was there, behind the clouds, waiting its turn to make an appearance.
The sun did not shine today, but when the sun does come out, the ice will melt and new life will spring from the ground, just as I know that You, Jesus, are the sun thawing me out, and springing new life from within me, to your glory and good purpose.
‘Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Isaiah 55:6-13 https://my.bible.com/bible/116/ISA.55.6-13
Call on him now while he is near.
Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.
“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
“The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry.
It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
You will live in joy and peace.
The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow.
Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up.
These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name;
they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.’